William Jacobson says get out of New York while you can: Rough politics has given way to the political weaponization of prosecutors’ offices. It’s dangerous and sets a tone for the entire state that political opponents of those in power … Continue reading →
Dershowitz and Jarrett (Gregg, not Valerie) understand what’s going on here: And this is a good way to put it, too: We've reached the point where your political beliefs combined with what venue your case is heard are the primary … Continue reading →
For example, this legal travesty: A New York judge ordered Donald Trump and his companies on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding they engaged in a yearslong scheme to dupe banks and others with financial statements that inflated … Continue reading →
In 2022 the California legislature passed a bill with the intention of implementing “equitable” electricity charges – in other words, charge the non-poor more. Must have seemed like a great idea to the California legislators at the time, but guess … Continue reading →
Who predicted a year ago that this would be happening in Argentina? I certainly didn’t. Milei gets to work: Argentine lawmakers took a first step Friday toward approving President Javier Milei’s sweeping economic, social and political reform package, which has … Continue reading →
This is disturbing – a shortage of chemo drugs, as well as other generic medications. The reason seems at first to be one of those “unintended consequences” things: In interviews, more than a dozen current and former executives affiliated with … Continue reading →
And Fetterman’s own way is not the way the Democrats expected: The acquisition of @U_S_Steel by a foreign company is wrong for workers and wrong for Pennsylvania. I’m gonna do everything I can to block it. pic.twitter.com/9EqohwRhRJ — Senator John … Continue reading →
It won’t be easy, that’s for sure. But at least more people have become aware of the problem. Commenter “J.J.” writes: The solution for change, I submit, is to cut off the money. State legislatures can do this in red … Continue reading →
… with nine counts of tax evasion: The latest indictment, which was filed in California, accuses Biden of failure to file and pay taxes, tax evasion, and filing a false return. The 56-page court document alleges that Biden “engaged in … Continue reading →
By Dershowitz: Musk has been falsely accused of antisemitism because of his criticism and mockery of George Soros. … Soros is Jewish by heritage. Musk is not. But their religious backgrounds should play no role in evaluating the charges and … Continue reading →
Congress approved another stopgap measure to avoid a shutdown: The United States Senate passed a continuing resolution late Wednesday night that will, at least for now, avoid a government shutdown. The bill passed by a margin of 87–11, with 10 … Continue reading →
An awful lot of it: The Biden administration has extended a sanctions waiver that will grant Iran access to roughly $10 billion from Iraq in exchange for electricity purchases. The 120-day waiver, signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on … Continue reading →